He paid dearly for walking Marco Scutaro and allowing a bunt single by David Eckstein followed by a bad-hop single by Alex Rios.

"That should have been a double play if not for that crazy hop," Renteria said of the ball hit to third baseman Ramon Santiago. "It's a tough loss, man. But we did not give it away and battled to the final out."

Magglio Ordonez doubled to put runners on second and third to start the rally, and Jays reliever Scott Downs twisted his leg while positioning to back up a potential play at the plate. He was carried off the field, and Jays closer B.J. Ryan wasn't available because of a recent heavy pitching load.

Brandon League came into pitch, and Cabrera scored Placido Polanco with a grounder to third.

Rios dropped Matt Joyce's deep fly ball in center field to put runners on second and third, and Renteria scored them both with an opposite-field double in between strikeouts by Ryan Raburn and Inge.

Blue Jays starter David Purcey brought a 1-3 record and 7.40 ERA in the game, and carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning. A clean, opposite-field single by Santiago with two out in the fifth ended that.

Ordonez's single up the middle in the sixth was the only other hit against Purcey, who walked three, pitched six innings and did not return after a 49-minute rain delay.

"He was effectively wild," Ordonez said. "You didn't know if he was throwing in or out or where."

Tigers manager Jim Leyland agreed and also credited Purcey's sharp slider and overall stuff. He noted that Rogers (8-10) pitched well despite giving up one very costly homer.

"It was kind of a freak inning, and then a grand slam and that was the game," Leyland said. "We played just good enough to get beat."